Luciana shook her head.
âNo, donât send Marcelo to pick me up.
Donât worry.
Katie hasnât noticed anything yet.
But if Marcelo comes, it might alert her.
What you need to do now is to find Raegan.
Sheâs in danger.
â
However, Mitchel insisted.
âMom, listen to me this time.
Lock the door of your room and wait for Marcelo to get you.
â
After hanging up, Mitchel immediately instructed Marcelo.
Then, he tried to contact Raegan.
However, Raeganâs phone was powered off.
All he could hear was a busy tone.
His brow furrowed, Mitchel sped off in his car.
In the mansion, after hanging up, Luciana turned around and spotted Katie.
Katieâs entrance into her room went unnoticed by Luciana, leaving her unsure how much Katie had overheard.
But she kept calm and asked, âWhat are you planning to do?â
Katie clapped her hands and commented with a smile, âLuciana, youâre quite the actress.
â
Always suspicious, Katie had taken precautions by bribing one of the household staff to monitor Luciana around the clock.
As Katie came back from the talk with Abel and Mitchel, she was informed that Lucianaâs inability was an act.
Not wanting to alert Luciana, Katie decided to play along.
As for the arrangement amid her call, it actually happened four hours earlier.
It was too late for Mitchel to act now.
Katieâs so-called call with Alexis was merely a ruse aimed to mislead Mitchel, having known Luciana had been listening.
She didnât react until Luciana made the call and told Mitchel that Alexis had taken Lauren away, shifting all her doings to Alexis.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
Outside the door was Marcelo, under Mitchelâs instruction.
Katie leaned over to Luciana, her sharp nails tracing Lucianaâs carotid artery.
âLuciana, you know what to say, right?â
Luciana nodded.
Then, she proceeded to open the door slightly and said indifferently, âMarcelo, Iâm fine.
I donât need to leave here.
Please check if Katie has gone.
â
At the doorway, Marceloâs eyes swiftly scanned around Lucianaâs room.
When he found nothing unusual, he nodded and rushed to Katieâs room.
After searching the entire mansion and finding no sign of Katie, Marcelo reported to Mitchel.
Mitchel instructed, âMake sure my mother is safe and closely monitor any activity in the mansion.
â
In the darkness of the night, Mitchel finally reached Raeganâs villa.
He rushed inside, slightly relieved that both Annis and Janey were fine.
Annis, anxious, hastily said, âMiss Foster hasnât come back tonight.
â
She called me this afternoon, mentioning her potential late return tonight.
Just now, I tried calling her, but I couldnât get through.
Actually, I was about to contact you.
Fortunately, youâre here now.